Madia, Christopher S

Food Presentations

Food is one of the most important parts of any culture. Indeed, one of your most interesting experiences living abroad will be learning about the culture through their cuisine. To prepare you for this experience, Mrs. Sulkey, a gastronomically gifted Talbot, will introduce you to your country’s cuisine. To get ready for Mrs. Sulkey, please research the following topics. Answer these questions with complete sentences and upload to the Wiki when you are finished.---M.H.

1. What foods are commonly eaten?

• Pirozhki, These pastries are packed full of potatoes, meat, cabbage, or cheese.
• Ikra, Caviar is often served on dark, crusty bread
• Russian kebabs are called shashlyk. Like any kebab, they can be a combination of meat and vegetables.
• Pelmeni are pastry dumplings filled typically with meatballs. They can be served alone, topped with sour cream, or in a soup broth.
• You can expect to find sour cream, or smetana, accompanying almost any Russian traditional food—even dessert!
• Ice cream, called morozhenoe, It is common to find it on many restaurant menus with a variety of topping to choose from—like fruit, nuts, or chocolate.

2. What does a typical breakfast consist of? Lunch? Dinner? At what times are these meals eaten?

3. What are some (at least two) famous recipes from your country?

4. What are some foods from this country that are commonly eaten in your country? Are the foods prepared differently here than in this country?

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5. What is your personal opinion of this country’s food? What looks appetizing? What looks repulsive? How do you think you are going to do eating this food every day?

6. Create your group’s visual. This could be a posterboard, a Powerpoint, or a Glogster, for example.